Month: August 2023
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Global Food Weaponisation
It was a pleasure to discuss weaponisation of food with Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (R). As climate change is kicking in, food is increasingly becoming a determinant of hard power. In fact in my reckoning Food is already one of hard power indices besides economy and military capability, though we discussed it as part of…
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China’s Himalayan Blunder
This is one of the best videos I have done. Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia very clearly and succinctly outlined the scale of the Chinese Himalayan Blunder which it has committed against India and the larger world. The attendance was great and the audience response was better. The questions from the audience were amazing.
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What Lies Beyond Chandrayan 3
Chandrayaan 3 is all about the search for energy to sustain our development. That is what I have outlined in this video – the search for sustainable energy through nuclear fusion. Tomorrow’s superpowers will be those who own energy and India is on the right track.
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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR : IS THE END NEAR?
Col Ajay Singh(R), Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy (R), and I discussed the various scenarios which are likely to emerge from the ongoing Russia Ukraine War. In all scenarios, there seems to be no positive way to end the conflict. A desultory stalemate seems to be the end state. Unfortunately, the stalemate does not lead to…
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INDIA AND OUTCOMES OF THE BRICS SUMMIT
Ambassador Gurjit Singh and I had a very meaningful conversation on the outcomes of the 15th BRICS summit. The Ambassador put across the finer aspects of the New Development Bank, RIC and IBSA which are interlinked to BRICS. We also delved in to the expansion of the forum and the much publicised issue of a…
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How to Beat The PLA : Cues From 1967 to 2020
India often focuses on the 1962 defeat and gets weighed down by it. It is a psychological block. In all cases, we forget that we have bested the PLA and China four times at Sikkim (1967), Sumdorong Chu (1986), Doklam(2017) and Eastern Ladakh (2020). In an era where small skirmishes have geopolitical ramifications and where…
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MANIPUR : THE WAY FORWARD
This discussion on Manipur was open and frank as it can be. One viewers said it ” is an exceptional podcast. Absolutely brilliant”. The rest I leave to your judgement.
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UNDERSTANDING THE QUEST FOR THORIUM ENERGY
In this video I have outlined the Thorium cycle for energy generation and the difficulties involved as also India’s efforts at utilising the vast resources of Thorium available in the country. There is no doubt that India is at the forefront of research and technology of thorium based energy generation. It is not a matter…
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AN OVERVIEW OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
The presentation by Lt Gen Ajai Singh (R) on A&N was informative and instructive. The audience response was great. It clarified a whole lot of ideas which people wanted to know about our ‘spiked necklace’ on China’s throat.
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The Inevitable and Irrevocable Decline of Chinese Power
In this video I have taken a 360 degree view of issues which plague China and will contribute to its decline.